QustomDot

As part of its continued scale-up and industrialisation efforts, Belgian quantum dot company QustomDot has appointed Arne Dekeyser as Chief Operating Officer.

Arne brings more than 10 years of experience in industrial operations, gained through roles at Barco and later at Sumitomo Bakelite. With a strong background in operational scaling, manufacturing processes and development programs in automotive-related environments, his profile aligns closely with QustomDot's roadmap as the company further expands its production capabilities and strengthens its position in high-performance MicroLED applications.

The MicroLED Industry Association is excited to announce its activities for SID DisplayWeek 2026, taking place this May in Los Angeles, California. This year marks an important step forward for our community: in addition to our traditional Annual MicroLED Association Dinner, we will for the first time host a dedicated MicroLED Association Pavilion on the exhibition floor.

The Pavilion will feature six of our leading member companies—ADEIA, CEA-Leti, ETRI, Polar Light, QustomDot, and WEVE—each showcasing their latest innovations and technologies advancing the microLED industry. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore a diverse range of new solutions spanning materials, processes, equipment, and system integration, all driving the next generation of display performance.

Belgium-based QD developer and MicroLED Association member QustomDot announced that it is expanding its activities in China as microLED programs advance toward pilot production and volume manufacturing.

The expansion in China includes appointing a local staff member to support technical evaluation, integration activities, and commercial coordination with regional panel makers and equipment partners.

Quantum dots developer and MicroLED Association member QustomDot, a spin-off from Ghent University, announced the commercial availability of its second-generation QustomJet Red ink.

QustomDot says that this new cadmium-free, solvent-free inkjet ink is specifically designed for quantum dot color conversion (QDCC) applications in microLED displays. The new ink delivers multiple competitive advantages for display manufacturers: excellent optical specs, enhanced printability with standard industrial inkjet systems, superior shelf life stability, and exceptional reliability under high-intensity blue light exposure, addressing the key challenges that have limited widespread adoption of quantum dot color conversion.

Belgium-based QD developer and MicroLED Association member QustomDot announced that it has raised 5 million Euros at its pre-Series A financing round.

Several investors participated in this recent round, including Noshaq, EIC Fund, Qbic Fund, Venture Capital, PMV and VIGO Venture. 

Belgium-based microLED microdisplay developer MICLEDI announced that it closes its Series A Funding round, to accelerate its development of high performance microLED arrays. VCs that participated in this round include imec.xpand, PMV, imec, KBC and SFPIM.

MICLEDI did not disclose the funding it received, but it did say that total funding in the company to date is nearly $30 million. In 2021, the company raised 7.1 million Euro, and in 2020 MICLEDI raised 4.5 million Euro in its Series-A round (which is now referred to by MICLEDI as its seed round, together with the 2021 round). Following its 2020 round we talked with the company's CEO who explains the company's technology and goals. If our calculation is correct, this new Series A round totaled around $17 million. 

Kopin announced a strategic agreement with MICLEDI to design, develop and produced advanced full-color microLED displays for AR applications.

A 2k OLED microdisplay by Kopin

The project will adopt MICLEDI's CMOS microLED production process, and Kopin's backplane and driving technologies. Kopin will also contribute its deep experience in manufacturing complete display systems.

MicroLED-Connect is a hybrid event series, a year-long program of virtual and onsite events, all focused on the microLED industry. The first online 2-day webinar was hosted successfully last month, with over 25 lectures (all recordings accessible for pass holders). The next event is a startup showcase, that will be hosted on February 22, 2024.

The startup showcase includes lectures from 8 leading microLED startup companies, covering topics such as microdisplays, AR headset development, microLED production, transfer processes and microLED inspection.

Now is a great time to reserve your ticket and make sure you stay updated with the latest innovation from the following startup companies: Rayleigh Vision, Inziv, Comptek Solutions, QustomDot, Terecircuits, iBeam Materials, Kura Vision and NS Nanotech. You can read the complete agenda here.

XTPL and QustomDot have joined forces in a EU-supported consortium that aims to develop printed and flexible microLED displays (BAMBAM*). We are excited to announce that the two companies have tested a new generation of InP-based quantum dot (QD) inks that have the potential to revolutionize the field of microLED displays. The experiments showcase the excellent compatibility of QustomDot's unique red and green inks with XTPL’s state-of-the-art Delta Printing System.

QD inks deposited with unparalleled precision, accuracy and uniformity, as attested by a reproducibility of the deposited droplet diameter is 3,5 µm and its height below 300 nm – well within the requirements for microLED. Being able to do this on both hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces, our solution further highlights the versatility towards different integration flows. The prints are capable of satisfying the current demands for display printing and the prospective requirements for manufacturing microLEDs. The combined impact of XTPL’s printing system and QustomDot’s QD inks indicates that this technology is incredibly versatile, and presents exciting opportunities for expanding the use of QD-based ink printing on a larger scale. The results have been nothing short of spectacular!

We're happy to interview QustomDot, as part of our series of interviews with MicroLED Industry Association members. QustomDot is an early stage company that develops quantum dots materials tailored for microLED display applications.

Hello! Can you introduce your company and technology?

Kim De Nolf, QustomDot's co-founder and CEO: QustomDot is a technology startup that specializes in the development of customized quantum dots for down-conversion applications. Quantum dots are semiconductor nanocrystals that exhibit unique optical properties, making them useful in areas such as displays, solar cells, and biomedicine.